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calamitous

[ kuh-lam-i-tuhs ]

adjective

  1. causing or involving calamity; disastrous:

    a calamitous defeat.

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calamitous

/ əˈæɪə /

adjective

  1. causing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈٴdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·i·ٴdzܲ· adverb
  • ·i·ٴdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲc·i·ٴdzܲ adjective
  • un·i·ٴdzܲ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of calamitous1

First recorded in 1535–45; calamit(y) + -ous
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In 1991’s “The Doors,” Oliver Stone pushed the boundaries of a music biopic to make a calamitous, imperfect work that could accurately reflect the spectacle that was Jim Morrison’s life.

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"Is it calamitous blunders tripping them up or was it just they were so blasé they wouldn't get caught?"

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That demolition came at the end of a winter where England suffered a calamitous early exit at the T20 World Cup.

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An unnamed UAE official said that "the allegations presented by the SAF representative at the ICJ lack any legal or factual basis, representing yet another attempt to distract from this calamitous war".

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The fallout from the Friday debacle could be calamitous.

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